First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies of cancer

First person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, dies of cancer

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The first person cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, has died from cancer.

Brown, who was also known as "the Berlin patient", was given a bone marrow transplant from a donor who was naturally resistant to HIV, the BBC reported.

It meant he no longer needed anti-viral drugs and he remained free of the virus, which can lead to...

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